Kitakyushu one-day tour
Kitakyushu offers amazing possibilities for tourism and travel with a combination of spectacular
scenery, rich cultural experiences as well as learning possibilities for the environmental and
industrial themes
Tour condition
・Start and end of the tour is to be Kitakyushu
・English speaking guide is accompanied
・Chartered vehicle such as a jumbo taxi or bus is utilizes
Where to Explore
The hight of the mountain is 622 meters from sea level.
In 10 minutes, you can reach the summit from the Cable Car Station using the Cable Car
and the Slope Car. At the top you are presented with a magnificent and spectacular view
of Kitakyushu.
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Japan’s modern steel industry was started as Yawata steel Works at Higashida district in 1901.
Since then, the Works greatly contributed to Japan’s industrial modernization until rapid postwar
economic growth.
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Kitakyushu Innovation Gallery |
Higashida No.1 Blast Furnace |
World Heritage, Head Office |
Kokura Caltle and Kokura Castle Garden
Kokura Castle is one of the most famous land marks in Kitakyushu.
The construction was commenced in 1602 and spent 7 years to completed it.
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Tanga Market is a typical Japanese market, known as “the kitchen” in Kitakyushu-city.
Uomachi Ginteigai is the arcade shopping streets connected from JR Kokura Station.
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Takaga Market |
Uomachi Arcade |
Uomachi Arcade |
coal and other products.
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Only the place in the world ! You can cross the strait on foot. The Kanmon Strait, separating Honshu
and Kyushu, is a very beautiful and busy waterway with as many as 700 small and large ships a
day passing through it. the Kanmon Pedestrian Tunnel, which enables people to cross on foot, the
“ferries”, and the like.
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It is s a suspended bridge crossing the Kanmon Strait, a stretch of water separating two of
Japan’s four main islands. It is the 34th largest suspension bridge in the world with a central
span of 712 meters.
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Itinerary The following two plans are offered.
Plan 1 : Kokura, Mt. Sarakura and Higashida
9:00 Depart Hotel in Kitakyushu
Visit Kokokura Castle and Kokura Castle Garden
Explore Tanga Market and Uomachi Gintengai
Lunch at Kokura
Go up to Mt. Sarakura by Cable Car and the Slope Car
Enjoy magnificent and dynamic view from Mt. Sarakura
Visit Higashida district ; Kitakyushu Innovation Gallery, Higashida No.1 Blast Furnace
World Heritage, Former Head Office
17:00 Arrive at Hotel in Kitakyushu
Plan 2 : Moji and Kokura
9:00 Depart Hotel in Kitakyushu
Konamon Pedstrian tunnel : cross to the Shimonoseki on foot
Transfer to Moji by vehicle throug Kanmon Bridge
Exploring Mojko Retro including lunch
Visit Kokura Castle and Kokura Castle Garden
16:00 Arrive Hotel in Kitakyushu
Make an Enquiry
You can contact us by e-mail at info@japan-kyushu-tourist.com
We would also love to chat about your travel plans on the phone,
so why not give our office a call. ☎ +81-93-521-8897
